Neil Perry and Annie Feolde

To celebrate an amazing 50 years of Vittoria Coffee (www.vittoriacoffee.com.au), Les Schirato has brought the extraordinary Annie Feolde to Australia.  Born in France, Annie herself is  celebrating 47 years with her restaurant in Florence – Enoteca Pinchiorri (www.enotecapinchiorri.com).

Annie is the first female chef in Italy to be awarded 3 Michelin stars.  And she is not only a great chef, but a truly beautiful person. 

This morning we cooked up a storm over the wok (not her usual cooking receptacle) for 9am with David and Kim… “stir fried chopped duck with coriander and black vinegar” – a very simple recipe.  There was a raised eyebrow or two at the amount of chilli going into the wok, but I noticed Annie came back for seconds!  It was great to cook with her. 

The recipe is below if you’d like to raise a few eyebrows of your own!

STIR FRIED CHOPPED DUCK WITH CORIANDER AND BLACK VINEGAR

200g minced duck thigh
5g sesame oil
7g ginger, smashed
7g garlic, smashed
85g Spanish onion, sliced
12g sun dried chilli
10g roasted and crushed peanuts
10g shaoxing (Chinese cooking wine)
10g light soy sauce
5g white vinegar
5g black vinegar
22g coriander stem, cut into batons.

Stir fry the duck mince until it’s just cooked and remove from the wok.  Stir fry the ginger and garlic until fragrant, then add the onion, sun dried chilli and peanuts.  Deglaze wok with shaoxing, then add soy, sugar and black vinegar.  Return the duck to the wok and add the coriander stem, combine well and serve.
* All ingredients can be found in your local Chinatown supermarkets.